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Maize germ meal, protein 20-30%, oil < 5%

Main analysis Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Dry matter % as fed 87.7 1.2 85.1 90.6 551  
Crude protein % DM 28.9 1.4 25.5 31.7 545  
Crude fibre % DM 10.2 0.8 8.5 11.7 532  
NDF % DM 44.0 13.1 29.4 61.1 5 *
ADF % DM 12.0 1.1 12.0 14.7 4 *
Lignin % DM 2.7 1.1 0.9 4.5 15  
Ether extract % DM 2.8 0.5 1.8 3.8 251  
Ether extract, HCl hydrolysis % DM 4.0 0.9 1.5 5.6 177  
Ash % DM 3.2 0.6 2.4 5.0 243  
Starch (polarimetry) % DM 23.5 2.0 19.1 26.7 273  
Total sugars % DM 0.9 0.5 0.6 2.2 15  
Gross energy MJ/kg DM 19.5 0.2 19.5 20.0 4 *
               
Minerals Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Calcium g/kg DM 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.6 18  
Phosphorus g/kg DM 6.3 1.1 4.8 8.3 18  
Potassium g/kg DM 4.1       1  
Sodium g/kg DM 0.8       1  
Magnesium g/kg DM 1.9       1  
Manganese mg/kg DM 11       1  
Zinc mg/kg DM 77       1  
Copper mg/kg DM 36       1  
Iron mg/kg DM 122       1  
               
Amino acids Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Alanine % protein 5.8   5.6 6.0 2  
Arginine % protein 6.2 0.9 5.3 7.1 3  
Aspartic acid % protein 6.9   6.8 7.1 2  
Cystine % protein 1.5 0.1 1.3 1.6 3  
Glutamic acid % protein 12.5   11.5 13.6 2  
Glycine % protein 5.3   5.0 5.5 2  
Histidine % protein 2.8 0.3 2.6 3.0 3  
Isoleucine % protein 3.5 0.1 3.4 3.6 3  
Leucine % protein 8.3 0.9 7.5 9.3 3  
Lysine % protein 4.0 0.8 3.4 4.9 3  
Methionine % protein 1.7 0.1 1.6 1.8 3  
Phenylalanine % protein 4.2 0.1 4.2 4.3 3  
Proline % protein 4.7   4.4 5.1 2  
Serine % protein 3.7   3.2 4.2 2  
Threonine % protein 3.6 0.2 3.4 3.7 3  
Tryptophan % protein 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.8 3  
Tyrosine % protein 2.9 0.2 2.7 3.0 3  
Valine % protein 5.4 0.3 5.2 5.8 3  
               
Ruminant nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
OM digestibility, ruminants % 78.9         *
Energy digestibility, ruminants % 78.6         *
DE ruminants MJ/kg DM 15.3         *
ME ruminants MJ/kg DM 12.2         *
a (N) % 35.7       1  
b (N) % 49.6       1  
c (N) h-1 0.040       1  
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=4%) % 61         *
Nitrogen degradability (effective, k=6%) % 56         *
               
Pig nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, growing pig % 73.9   73.9 73.9 2  
DE growing pig MJ/kg DM 14.6   14.4 14.7 2  
MEn growing pig MJ/kg DM 13.6   13.2 14.3 2 *
NE growing pig MJ/kg DM 8.7         *
               
Poultry nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
AMEn broiler MJ/kg DM 8.8         *
               
Rabbit nutritive values Unit Avg SD Min Max Nb  
Energy digestibility, rabbit % 69.1         *
DE rabbit MJ/kg DM 13.5       1  
MEn rabbit MJ/kg DM 12.3         *
Nitrogen digestibility, rabbit % 78.5       1  

The asterisk * indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation.

References

AFZ, 2011; Anderson et al., 2012; Jongbloed et al., 1990; Kamalak et al., 2005; Li et al., 2013; Liu et al., 2014; Maertens et al., 1985

Last updated on 01/02/2015 14:25:17

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